Robert F Grondine, a partner in the Tokyo office of White and Case was recently named chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Mr Grondine, an ACCJ member since 1982, has served in the Chamber in a number of leadership roles, including Chair of the 50th anniversary committee, Vice President and President in […]

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, continued the expansion of its highly regarded global competition practice with the announced hiring today of Ann Malester and Steven K. Bernstein, two former senior Federal Trade Commission officials. Today’s announcement builds on the firm’s addition late last year of a group of

Salans announces that Eric Rosedale and Evan Lazar, from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, have joined the firm to spearhead its Global Real Estate and Property Finance practice. Rosedale and Lazar co-chaired Weil Gotshal’s top rated European Property and Finance Group, which was widely acknowledged as the leading cross-border legal team servicing private equity and other

Kilpatrick Stockton partner Randy Edwards led a three lawyer trial team in Fulton County Superior Court that secured a jury award of approximately $3.8 million for client Hahn Yalena Corporation — $595,584.10 in compensatory damages and $3,189,566.20 million in punitive damages. Hahn-Yalena, a small gas utility contractor from Pennsylvania, sued Infrasource, Inc. f/k/a Exelon Infrastructure

As part of the Paul Fuller Memorial Programme, the London office is supporting a charity called Kids Company. As well as fundraising, CB London will also be undertaking pro bono work for the charity. On Thursday 22 January 2004, Coudert Brothers is sponsoring an evening reception for Kids Company, to be held at the House

Former Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Chairman David Knott is joining leading law firm Allens Arthur Robinson (AAR) as a Special Adviser. Mr Knott will assist the firm’s legal teams in advising clients on regulatory, corporate governance, financial services and commercial issues. ‘David is one of the most widely respected figures in the Australian

Clifford Chance has recently advised Hanaro Telecom (which has shares listed on the Kosdaq and ADRs listed on Nasdaq) in connection with the private equity investment by Investors Consortium led by Newbridge and AIG. This was the first major foreign direct investment in Korea’s telecom sector, which touched the issue of restriction on foreign equity

Loeb & Loeb LLP announced an expansion of its Los Angeles office with the addition of a lateral group from Richman, Mann, Chizever, Phillips & Duboff, effective February 1. Joining as partners are Fredric N. Richman, Gerald M. Chizever, Jerry S. Phillips and Allan B. Duboff. Also joining the firm are counsel Richard L. Mann

Clifford Chance recently represented the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in the securitisation of ticket receivables of Korean Air in Japan. This was Japan’s first securitisation of airline ticket receivables. This deal has been named “Best Securitisation Deal of the Year” by IFR and “Best Cross-Border Securitisation” by Finance Asia.

Following an active year advising on several ground-breaking private equity deals in Asia, global law firm Clifford Chance has just announced the appointment of Daniel Hounslow as Counsel. Based in the firm’s Tokyo office, Clifford Chance Tanaka Akita & Nakagawa, since 2000, Daniel has over 15 years experience as a corporate lawyer, including 6 years